necropolis
🇬🇧 UK/ne'krɒpәlis/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A large cemetery, especially an ancient burial site with elaborate monuments.
大墓地,古代墓地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.ancient necropolis古代墓地
Example Sentences
- 1.
The ancient necropolis contained tombs of important historical figures.
- 2.
Archaeologists excavated the necropolis to study ancient burial practices.